Gale Warning
NWS Gray ME ยท US
Updated
Details
Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 8 PM EDT This Evening
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Northeast winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 11 to 16 ft.
Where
Waters from Stonington ME to Port Clyde ME from 25 to 60 NM, Waters from Port Clyde ME to Cape Elizabeth ME from 25 to 60 NM and Waters from Cape Elizabeth ME to Merrimack River MA from 25 to 60 NM.
When
Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
Impacts
Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Instructions
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe conditions.
Affected areas
- Waters from Stonington ME to Port Clyde ME from 25 to 60 NM
- Waters from Port Clyde ME to Cape Elizabeth ME from 25 to 60 NM
- Waters from Cape Elizabeth ME to Merrimack River MA from 25 to 60 NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Gray ME
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m3s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3GSBGFQKDB00NKQS4JHKZF2
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b9ad9a121eaebb4772d88bfd94b1fa3efcdd7be0.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Gray ME
- AWIPS ID
- CAPGYX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.1227
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWGYX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KGYX 270637 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KGYX.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-260928T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-27T20:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0f58bcc743a9ffcf758b22a688be75b1d6647c33.001.1,2026-09-26T02:22:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2c439020d7ed09b299d0d89cce273f7c1183d773.003.1,2026-09-25T14:26:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.463b8af9beea19cc7acbf76989fe72fd3a444ec2.003.1,2026-09-25T02:26:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d956b35653533b7d9cee5debb49b38dc550175f7.003.1,2026-09-24T14:21:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.50f49eb9fd2ca2d4cf4802ec110202104e6afb9e.003.2,2026-09-24T02:23:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Waters from Stonington ME to Port Clyde ME from 25 to 60 NM
- Waters from Port Clyde ME to Cape Elizabeth ME from 25 to 60 NM
- Waters from Cape Elizabeth ME to Merrimack River MA from 25 to 60 NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073180 |
| SAME | 073182 |
| SAME | 073184 |
| UGC | ANZ180 |
| UGC | ANZ182 |
| UGC | ANZ184 |